Dan Greaves won a sixth world championship medal for Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) at the World Para Athletics Championships as Funmi Oduwaiye won her first-ever global medal in the shot put.

Oduwaiye (Josh Clark, DSW Para Academy) won finished third to claim bronze in the F44 shot put. With her opening throw, she threw 12.11m, setting a new personal best in the process.

“It feels really good. I am really happy with the outcome. As I took it calmly, usually when I am calm and collected, throws go usually better than expected, so it was good that it was my first throw and only valid – I will take it,” she said.

“I felt relaxed, there were a few nerves last night, but I just gave it all to god and put it all in his hands. After that first throw, I was able to remain calm and try to improve on it.

“There were a few good ones, but unfortunately, I was making silly little mistakes – which I don’t usually make, but as long as the first one was valid!”

Later in the evening, cheered on by their throwing team mates, Dan Greaves (Zane Duquemin, Charnwood) took to the circle in his eighth World Championship alongside Welshman Harrison Walsh (Ryan Spencer-Jones, Swansea) in a fierce F44 discus competition.

The experienced Greaves threw 52.42 in his fifth attempt to solidify his position in third, with Colombian Andres Mosquera Neira throwing a new personal best over 60m to take the title.

“For me, the performance wasn’t great. I have quite high standards for myself, and training has been going really well; unfortunately, this year it has just been a bit hit and miss,” Greaves reflected.

“We have had some really good results and really poor results. I thought I would throw further today and really challenge for the lead, as that is the sort of distances we have been throwing in training.

“When I am a long time retired, it is when you look back in your career and look back at your trophy cabinet for me getting another medal at a world champs – I am so proud of my team that have got me here.”

Walsh opened his competition with his furthest throw of 51.49 and consistently threw around the 51 mark, finishing in fifth, 1m behind Greaves in third.

“It is two places better than it was in Paris, so better performance, just a couple of things could have gone a different way and could have got a different result, but that is sport and why I do it. I love it for that reason and hate it at the same time,” he said.

Melanie Woods (Roger Harkins, Red Star) qualified for the final of the T54 400m in the morning then raced in the evening for the final.

She finished in a nail-biting photo finish in fourth, with a time of 53.51, where Belgium’s Lea Bayekula broke the championship record to claim the title.

Reflecting on the Championships, where she has won her first global medals — bronze in both the 800 and 1500 — she was left wanting more.

“As I say, I don’t think I can be greedy. Coming into this with two medals, it is so funny how your perspective quickly changes to wanting more,” she said.

I came into this, my first international was four years ago, and I have grown since then and have to remind myself there is still so much more to get out. Overall, pretty happy!”